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I came to do what the Father wants me to do. He sent me, <a href="/erv/john/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> For I am come down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. <a href="/gwt/john/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I haven't come from heaven to do what I want to do. I've come to do what the one who sent me wants me to do. <a href="/gnt/john/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> because I have come down from heaven to do not my own will but the will of him who sent me. <a href="/isv/john/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of the one who sent me. <a href="/msb/john/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me. <a href="/net/john/6.htm">NET Bible</a> For I have come down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me. <a href="/nheb/john/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me. <a href="/wbt/john/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him that sent me. <a href="/wey/john/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For I have left Heaven and have come down to earth not to seek my own pleasure, but to do the will of Him who sent me. <a href="/web/john/6.htm">World English Bible</a> For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> because I have come down out of Heaven, not that I may do My will, but the will of Him who sent Me. <a href="/blb/john/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For I have come down from heaven, not that I should do My will, but the will of the One having sent Me. <a href="/ylt/john/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> because I have come down out of the heaven, not that I may do my will, but the will of Him who sent me. <a href="/slt/john/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For I have come down from heaven, not that I might do my will, but the will of him having sent me.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Because I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him that sent me. <a href="/cpdv/john/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For I descended from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me. <a href="/nabre/john/6.htm">New American Bible</a> because I came down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me. <a href="/nrsvce/john/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> for I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For I came down from heaven, not merely to do my own will, but to do the will of him who sent me. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “For I came down from Heaven, not to do my will, but to do the will of him who has sent me.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> For I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him that sent me. <a href="/godbey/john/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>Because I have come down from heaven, not that I may do my own will, but the will of Him that sent me.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> For I came down from heaven, not with a view to do my own will, but the will of him that sent me. <a href="/mace/john/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a> for I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him that sent me. <a href="/wey/john/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For I have left Heaven and have come down to earth not to seek my own pleasure, but to do the will of Him who sent me. <a href="/worrell/john/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>because I have come down from Heaven, not to do My Own will, but the will of Him Who sent Me.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>For I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of Him that sent me.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/6-38.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=2013" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/6.htm">Jesus the Bread of Life</a> …37Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away. 38<a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">For</a> <a href="/greek/2597.htm" title="2597: katabebēka (V-RIA-1S) -- To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend.">I have come down</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3772.htm" title="3772: ouranou (N-GMS) -- Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.">heaven,</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouch (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">not</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">to</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: poiō (V-PSA-1S) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">do</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1699.htm" title="1699: emon (PPro-AN1S) -- My, mine. From the oblique cases of ego; my.">My</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">own</a> <a href="/greek/2307.htm" title="2307: thelēma (N-ANS) -- An act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires. From the prolonged form of ethelo; a determination, i.e. choice or inclination.">will,</a> <a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: alla (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">but to do</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2307.htm" title="2307: thelēma (N-ANS) -- An act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires. From the prolonged form of ethelo; a determination, i.e. choice or inclination.">will</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of Him who</a> <a href="/greek/3992.htm" title="3992: pempsantos (V-APA-GMS) -- To send, transmit, permit to go, put forth. ">sent</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: me (PPro-A1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">Me.</a> 39And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/4-34.htm">John 4:34</a> Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work. <a href="/john/5-30.htm">John 5:30</a> I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. <a href="/john/8-29.htm">John 8:29</a> He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.” <a href="/john/12-49.htm">John 12:49-50</a> I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it. / And I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.” <a href="/john/14-10.htm">John 14:10</a> Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, performing His works. <a href="/john/17-4.htm">John 17:4</a> I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do. <a href="/philippians/2-7.htm">Philippians 2:7-8</a> but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. / And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross. <a href="/hebrews/10-7.htm">Hebrews 10:7</a> Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’” <a href="/matthew/26-39.htm">Matthew 26:39</a> Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.” <a href="/luke/22-42.htm">Luke 22:42</a> “Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.” <a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">Isaiah 53:10</a> Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand. <a href="/psalms/40-7.htm">Psalm 40:7-8</a> Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—it is written about me in the scroll: / I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.” <a href="/hebrews/5-8.htm">Hebrews 5:8</a> Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered. <a href="/john/3-17.htm">John 3:17</a> For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. <a href="/john/10-18.htm">John 10:18</a> No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him that sent me.I came.<a href="/john/6-33.htm">John 6:33</a> For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.<a href="/john/3-13.htm">John 3:13,31</a> And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven… <a href="/ephesians/4-9.htm">Ephesians 4:9</a> (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?not.<a href="/john/4-34.htm">John 4:34</a> Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.<a href="/john/5-30.htm">John 5:30</a> I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.<a href="/psalms/40-7.htm">Psalm 40:7,8</a> Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/3-31.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/john/6-33.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/john/4-34.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/john/6-26.htm">Seek</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/8-23.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/john/6-41.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/john/6-39.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/john/7-18.htm">Seek</a><div class="vheading2">John 6</div>1. <a href="/john/6-1.htm">Jesus feeds five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes.</a> 15. <a href="/john/6-15.htm">Thereupon the people would have made him king;</a> 16. <a href="/john/6-16.htm">but withdrawing himself, he walks on the sea to his disciples;</a> 26. <a href="/john/6-26.htm">reproves the people flocking after him, and all the fleshly hearers of his word;</a> 32. <a href="/john/6-32.htm">declares himself to be the bread of life to believers.</a> 66. <a href="/john/6-66.htm">Many disciples depart from him.</a> 68. <a href="/john/6-68.htm">Peter confesses him.</a> 70. <a href="/john/6-70.htm">Judas is a devil.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For I have come down from heaven This phrase emphasizes the divine origin of Jesus, affirming His pre-existence and deity. It connects to <a href="/john/1.htm">John 1:1-14</a>, where Jesus is described as the Word who was with God and was God, and who became flesh. The concept of coming down from heaven also aligns with Old Testament imagery, such as the manna provided from heaven (Exodus 16), which Jesus later references in <a href="/john/6-31.htm">John 6:31-35</a>, identifying Himself as the true bread from heaven. This phrase underscores the incarnation, a central tenet of Christian theology, where God took on human form to fulfill His redemptive plan.not to do My own will Here, Jesus highlights His submission to the Father, a theme prevalent throughout the Gospels. This submission is not indicative of inferiority but rather a model of perfect obedience and unity within the Trinity. <a href="/philippians/2-5.htm">Philippians 2:5-8</a> further illustrates this humility and obedience, as Jesus, though equal with God, took on the form of a servant. This phrase also reflects the cultural context of first-century Judaism, where obedience to God's will was paramount.but to do the will of Him who sent Me This part of the verse emphasizes Jesus' mission and purpose, which is to fulfill the Father's will. It connects to the broader biblical narrative of God's redemptive plan, as seen in prophecies like <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, which speaks of the suffering servant who accomplishes God's purpose. Jesus' mission is further clarified in passages like <a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16-17</a>, where God's love and the sending of His Son are central to salvation. The phrase also reflects the Jewish concept of shaliach, where a sent one fully represents the sender, indicating Jesus' authority and divine mandate.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The central figure in this verse, Jesus is speaking about His divine mission and purpose on earth. 2. <a href="/topical/h/heaven.htm">Heaven</a> The place from which Jesus claims to have come, indicating His divine origin and authority. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god_the_father.htm">God the Father</a> Referred to as "Him who sent Me," highlighting the relationship and mission given to Jesus by God the Father. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_will_of_god.htm">The Will of God</a> The divine purpose and plan that Jesus is committed to fulfilling, as opposed to His own will. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_incarnation.htm">The Incarnation</a> The event of Jesus coming down from heaven to earth, emphasizing His role in God's redemptive plan.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_divine_mission.htm">Understanding Divine Mission</a> Jesus' purpose was divinely ordained, reminding us to seek God's will in our own lives. <a href="/topical/s/submission_to_god's_will.htm">Submission to God's Will</a> Jesus exemplifies perfect submission, challenging us to prioritize God's plans over our own desires. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a> Obedience to God is central to the Christian life, as demonstrated by Jesus' life and mission. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_humility.htm">The Role of Humility</a> Jesus' willingness to come down from heaven teaches us the value of humility in serving God's purposes. <a href="/topical/l/living_with_purpose.htm">Living with Purpose</a> Like Jesus, we are called to live with a clear sense of purpose, aligned with God's will for our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 6</a> <a href="/q/what_was_the_3rd_council_of_constantinople.htm">What was the Third Council of Constantinople?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_it_mean_to_live_as_christ.htm">What does it mean to live as Christ?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'i_am_the_bread_of_life'_mean.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'I am the Bread of Life'?</a> <a href="/q/does_john_3_13_say_none_ascended_pre-jesus.htm">Does John 3:13 imply no one ascended before Jesus?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(38) Not to do mine own will.--Comp. <a href="/john/5-30.htm" title="I can of my own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not my own will, but the will of the Father which has sent me.">John 5:30</a>. He has spoken of the Father's gift and of human action. He now once more identifies His own will with that of the Father, and yet states the fact of His possessing an independent will. It cannot be that He should cast out any one who comes. He knows, indeed, with the knowledge of human nature, how hard it is for men to read the spiritual through the sensuous, and what are the hindrances in the way of every seeker of truth. Added to this, He knows, with a divine knowledge, what is the infinite love of the Father, and He has Himself come down from heaven to fulfil heaven's will in love to man.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 38. - Because I came down from heaven (cf. <a href="/john/3-13.htm">John 3:13</a>), not that I might do my own will, but the will of him that sent me (see <a href="/john/5-19.htm">John 5:19, 30</a>, notes). The practical, ethical force of this statement is to shape and defend the previous assurance. Christ's gracious reception and benediction is in willing harmony with, and not in opposition to, the Father's heart. There is no schism between the Father and Son. A separate will in and of itself assigned to the Son is not inconceivable, nay, it is imperatively necessary to posit, or we should lose all distinctions whatever between the Father and Son, between God and Christ. But the very separateness of the wills gives the greater significance to their moral oneness. "Not my will, but thine be done," "Not as I will, but as thou wilt," involve submission, voluntary surrender, to the Father's will; but here the Lord insists on absolute harmony and free cooperation. The bare idea of the Incarnation suggests the conditions of freedom which might conceivably issue in divarication of interest and aim. Christ declares that the Divine commission of his humanity is the spontaneous and free, but perfect, coincidence of his will with the Father's. Christ's embodiment of the Father's will, and coordination with it, make all his attractiveness to the human soul. His healing, feeding, and satisfying powers become a revelation of the Father's heart. If he will not cast out the coming ones, it is because he came down out of heaven to fulfil the Father's will (see further, vers. 44, 45), to explain the world wide hunger, to meet and execute the will of the Father. The frequent assertions by our Lord in this discourse (and in <a href="/john/3-13.htm">John 3:13</a>) of his descent from heaven as One charged with a full knowledge of the Divine will, implies that the Lord was conscious of pre-existence in the very bosom of God. This was language which, with more of the same import, led St. John to the overwhelming conclusion that the Jesus whom he knew in the flesh was the Only Begotten of the Father - was the Logos made flesh. <a href="/commentaries/john/6-38.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>For ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. I have come down καταβέβηκα (katabebēka) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2597.htm">Strong's 2597: </a> To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend. from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. heaven, οὐρανοῦ (ouranou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel. not οὐχ (ouch) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. to ἵνα (hina) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. do ποιῶ (poiō) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. My ἐμὸν (emon) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1699.htm">Strong's 1699: </a> My, mine. From the oblique cases of ego; my. [own] τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. will, θέλημα (thelēma) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2307.htm">Strong's 2307: </a> An act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires. From the prolonged form of ethelo; a determination, i.e. choice or inclination. but [to do] ἀλλὰ (alla) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. will θέλημα (thelēma) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2307.htm">Strong's 2307: </a> An act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires. From the prolonged form of ethelo; a determination, i.e. choice or inclination. of Him who τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sent πέμψαντός (pempsantos) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3992.htm">Strong's 3992: </a> To send, transmit, permit to go, put forth. Me. με (me) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. 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